It’s my favorite day of the month, I get to reveal my Secret Recipe Club assignment for August. I’m honored to be a part of this diverse international group of food bloggers. In case you forgot, everyone in the Secret Recipe Club gets “assigned” a blog from which we are supposed to pick a dish to cook. But, it’s all done in secrecy. It isn’t until the ultimate reveal day (today) that everyone showcases the dishes and discovers who’s been their secret foodie link. This club has provided me valuable exposure to blogs I might not … [Read more...]
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
August 2, 2013 By 3 Comments
There is no better sense of accomplishment than to build, manage, and harvest a bountiful garden. This is our third summer attempting to care for our garden. If you have been a long time reader of this blog, you'll probably remember some of my earliest blog posts about Homegrown Experiences and our first adventure using the harvested basil from our garden to make Basil Pesto. And, you also saw pictures of our first crude 4x5 plot of soil we affectionately coined, "Brooks Garden Variety." Three years later and I'm proud to say our … [Read more...]
Banana Ice Cream
July 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Who wants to spend time in the kitchen with the oven on in the heat of summer? Instead, making refreshing, easy dishes that utilize the fridge and freezer are the ideal choices to help beat the heat. To cool down, grabbing a popsicle or scooping out some ice cream have always been our default treats. The definition of ice cream in the dictionary is much more involved: a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, … [Read more...]
Three Summer Fruit Salads
July 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
photo courtesy of P&G Home Made Simple Besides grilling and spending as much time in the outdoors, we LOVE taking advantage of all the RIPE and TASTY fruit available during the summer season. That means that there's never a week that goes by where a fruit salad isn't on the table-- either for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. And, don't be shy, if you don't know much about your summer melons, read my article about how to select the ripest fruit for your dish! And, the best part about fruit salads? They taste great with very few … [Read more...]
